CHAPTER 9 FHCB REQUIREMENT

ISH603 HALAL CERTIFICATION STANDARD

TOPIC 9:
FOREIGN HALAL CERTIFICATION BODIES

REQUIREMENTS

Prepared by:
Nur Hafizah binti Harun
Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies

UiTM Shah Alam

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LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this topic, all students should be able to:

Explain the foreign halal certification bodies
requirements.

Discuss the specific conditions to be met by
the FHCB.

Elaborate the legal responsibilities of FHCB.

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FOREIGN HALAL CERTIFICATION
BODY REQUIREMENT

1) Organization 2) Responsibilities 3) Facilitate 4) Inform
requirement and integrity assessment significant
changes

5) Legal 6) Management 7) Human
responsibilities requirements resource

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1) Organization requirement

01 Organization Profile and
Chart

Organization Logo 02

03 Registered Organization

Recognized and endorsed by 04
Local Authority

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1) Organization requirement

05 Halal Certificate

Halal Logo 06

07 Authorized Halal Certificate
Signature and Name

Consignments Letter or 08
Consignments Note

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1) Organization requirement

09 Qualified and competent
Auditors

Qualified and competent Shariah 10
Advisory

11 Standard Operating Procedure
for certification and monitoring

Policy governing the protection 12
and use of the halal certificate

13 Social Activities and Zakat
Contributions

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2) Responsibilities and integrity

(1) The FHCB shall have the responsibility to and other related
requirements. comply with the rules, regulations, relevant Islamic
rules and principles

(2) The commitment shall consider aspects relating to confidentiality,
adherence to Islamic rules on halal certification requirements and to
independence from commercial and other interests, and any existing
or prior association with the halal certification bodies to be assessed.

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3) Facilitate assessment

• The FHCB shall provide access to information, documents and records
as necessary including premises where the conformity assessment
services take place.

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4) Inform significant changes

• The FHCB shall inform JAKIM of any significant changes to its
recognition in any aspect of its status or operation related to:

The owners, shareholders, Main policies Other such matters that may
Management team and key affect the ability of the FHCB to

personnel fulfil requirements for
recognition

Its legal, commercial, Halal logo Resources and premises
ownership or organizational

structure and status

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5) Legal responsibilities

(1) The FHCB operational shall:
i. owned and operated by Muslim permanent citizenship
ii. legally recognized association or company registered or an
Authority in the country of origin
iii. provides halal certification services only for company based
iv. have official Halal Logo and any changes can only be done once
after first year of recognition

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5) Legal responsibilities

(1) The FHCB operational shall:
v. operate in legal physical premise within the country of origin
vi. declared and legally registered for any branches within the country
of origin
vii. operate and certify within the country of origin
viii. operate and implement its halal certification system at least one
year and certified at least minimum 3 companies

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LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES

(1) The FHCB operational shall:
ix. systematically keep all the relevant information and records
pertaining to:
• the halal policies, standards, procedures, guidelines and
program;
• halal training program
• records on certification and supervision on certified plants,
slaughterhouses, food premises.; and
• any related records

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5) Legal responsibilities

(1) The FHCB operational shall:
x. comply with any standards and procedures for halal certification

recognized by JAKIM; and
xi. comply with Malaysian laws and regulations, standards and

procedures for products and services exported to Malaysia.

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5) Legal responsibilities

(2) The FHCB shall practice impartiality.
(3) The FHCB shall practice confidentiality.
(4) The FHCB shall have liability and financial management.

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6) Management requirements

(1) The FHCB Organizational Structures shall:
i. Have a clear organizational structure;
ii. Define the roles and responsibilities of the Committee Members;
iii. require all personnel to comply with the rules defined by the

FHCB; and
iv. ensure that all Muslim personnel involved in the halal certification

bodies assessments and halal certification activities are technically
competent and ethically committed to Islamic values.

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6) Management requirements

(2) The Organization Structures shall include:

Management Shariah Advisor Halal Certification
team Approval
Committee

Shariah Auditors Technical
Auditors

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7) Human resource

(i) Personnel of FHCB shall be practicing good manners, professional,
and always maintain Islamic values and FHCBs reputation.
(ii) The FHCB shall have all the personnel data and maintain up-to-
date records as follows:

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SPECIFIC CONDITION

Halal certified Meat and Other Halal Social
product in Animal Based Products Contributions
Malaysia & Corporate
market Products Exported to
Exported to Malaysia Social
Responsibility
Malaysia

• All halal certified • All meat & animal • Halal certified from the • Commitment and
products by recognized based products are origin country contribution for
FHCB entering halal Muslim communities in
Malaysia market shall • Comply with all the their countries as a
be mark or label with • Ensure the premises regulations and laws part of responsibilities
halal logo and QR comply with all the and dakwah
Code. regulations and laws • Monitor & supervise
production plants
• Monitor & supervise
• Provide halal training
• Provide halal training

• Issue a credential card
to relevant workers

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THANK YOU

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